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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #32

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 1600m – 4:23
  • 3200m – 9:17
  • 5k (XC) – 16:21
  • 3rd Place – Livonia City Championship
  • 13th Place – Wayne County
  • 9th Place – D1 State 3200m
  • 4th Place – KLAA 3200m
  • 4th Place – Region 6 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Joseph Rohmfeld16:21.9Livonia Churchill185.7MITCA11-Nov2023
11Joseph Rohmfeld16:26.7Livonia Churchill185.4Division 1 State4-Nov2023
11Joseph Rohmfeld16:22.9Livonia Churchill186.0Region 628-Oct2023
11Joseph Rohmfeld17:00.3Livonia Churchill188.2KLAA Conference20-Oct2023
11Joseph Rohmfeld16:40.0Livonia Churchill183.3Wayne County7-Oct2023
11Joseph Rohmfeld16:23.0Livonia Churchill186.3Bluejay30-Sep2023
11Joseph Rohmfeld16:40.3Livonia Churchill183.6Jackson23-Sep2023
11Joseph Rohmfeld16:41.5Livonia Churchill189.5Ramblin’ Rock9-Sep2023
11Joseph Rohmfeld17:53.3Livonia Churchill177.9Milford31-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Joseph Rohmfeld17:48.7Livonia Churchill163.4Division 1 State5-Nov2022
10Joseph Rohmfeld17:04.2Livonia Churchill172.3Region 629-Oct2022
10Joseph Rohmfeld17:36.5Livonia Churchill167.2KLAA22-Oct2022
10Joseph Rohmfeld17:09.3Livonia Churchill168.9Wayne County8-Oct2022
10Joseph Rohmfeld17:29.9Livonia Churchill165.0Bluejay1-Oct2022
10Joseph Rohmfeld18:10.9Livonia Churchill156.0Ramblin’ Rock10-Sep2022
10Joseph Rohmfeld20:49.8Livonia Churchill120.1Mustang30-Aug2022

The Rundown

Man, what’s Coach Kroll got cookin’ up at Churchill? The Chargers have always been a development-based program, seeking massive improvements over their high school career. They may not get the middle school numbers of surrounding programs, they must make the most of the talent that they’ve got. And Joey’s talent is becoming more and more apparent throughout time.

The guy has been going at it for three years now at Churchill, but to me, his arc really began in the fall of ’22. After navigating through his first five meets, he got his first glimpse of that Shepherd magic, lowering his personal best from 18:55 to 17:29. Track saw the PR fest continue, Rohmfeld progressing to a 4:41/10:06.

During Joey’s junior cross season, he also benefitted from the fast track at Shepherd, racing to two personal bests there, each in the low 16:20’s. Those were a precursor to his final act that put him on the list, his 3200m races this spring. Kid set SIX personal bests this season, 9:53 > 9:45 > 9:32 > 9:30 > 9:27 > 9:17. That final PB was at State, a 9th place finish in D1.

From 2:40/5:14 as a freshman to 4:23/9:17 as a junior. A tale of progress that doesn’t look to stop.

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Regional Previews: Division 3, Region 19

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SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

  1. Traverse City St. Francis (D3 State Champs!)
  2. Clare (6th)
  3. Charlevoix (15th)

Girls

  1. Traverse City St. Francis (2nd)
  2. Elk Rapids (3rd)
  3. Clare (23rd)

Charlevoix’s boys slid up from their projected spot of fifth to grab a state berth. Always that one team!

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Traverse City St. Francis – Top Ten
Charlevoix – Top Ten

Girls

Traverse City St. Francis – Top Ten
Clare – Top Ten
#14 – Elk Rapids

Projected Scores

Boys

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Traverse City St. Francis20
2Charlevoix63
3Clare106
4Grayling119
5Elk Rapids142
6Kalkaska172
7Boyne City186
8Roscommon203
9Cheboygan216
10Standish-Sterling267
11Harrison309
12Tawas338

Girls

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Traverse City St. Francis34
2Clare76
3Elk Rapids82
4Boyne City137
5Kalkaska142
6Cheboygan155
7Charlevoix188
8Grayling201
9Farwell211
10Standish-Sterling256
11Tawas260
12Harrison354

Top Runners

Boys

PlaceGradeNameTeam
110Hunter EatonCharlevoix
212Josh SlocumTraverse City St. Francis
312Owen ReadTraverse City St. Francis
410William ReadyTraverse City St. Francis
512Robby MylerTraverse City St. Francis
612Lewis WalterTraverse City St. Francis
712Riley PattinsonTraverse City St. Francis
810Connor SchmidtClare
911Qwynn DarnellElk Rapids
1012Joseph CarlsonTraverse City St. Francis
1112Tristan DemlowGrayling
1210Ryder HopkinsCharlevoix
1311Matthew SolomonCharlevoix
1410Isaac DionneBoyne City
1512Max WardElk Rapids
169Owen LewickiGrayling
179Owen McGloneKalkaska
1812David DhaseleerCharlevoix
1911Jacob VeurinkCharlevoix
2011Coltrane ParyaniKalkaska
2110Maxwell DrenthCharlevoix
229Mathieu MooreGrayling
2310Christian Villa-BiltonClare
2410Sutton KlausClare
2511Andrew PartenioHoughton Lake

Hunter Eaton

The sleeper of all sleepers. Following a cross season that ended in two sub-17’s, the freshman Eaton underwent significant growth to commence his track career. A 4:24 1600m ranked #5 amongst freshmen and #1 of anyone in D3/4.

Josh Slocum

Three-time top-6 finisher here, breaking 16:00 his last time out on this East Jordan course. Coming off another solid track season that ended on a really good note – 9:44 being good enough for 9th at State.

Owen Read

Came up huge in the State Finals, finishing 15 spots better than his projection. That 33rd place finish was probably his best race of the year, a necessary component of the Glads state title.

Girls

PlaceGradeNameTeam
112Betsy SkendzelTraverse City St. Francis
211Brynne SchulteElk Rapids
310Sophia BuzzelliClare
410Molly Kate HollandsworthTraverse City St. Francis
512Mary MasserantTraverse City St. Francis
612Isabelle EppertFarwell
711Anna PrayElk Rapids
812Hunter ShellenbargerElk Rapids
911Delaney LittleBoyne City
1010Nico TrieboldGrayling
1111Paige RitchieTraverse City St. Francis
129Hailee BertelsBoyne City
1311Sarah TrojanowskiTraverse City St. Francis
1410Lauren LeisClare
159Leah LeisClare
1611Myah LittleKalkaska
1712Samantha HarkeCheboygan
189Aaliyah HillierKalkaska
1910Emily DunphyTraverse City St. Francis
2010Elizabeth LethererClare
219Emma KerrTraverse City St. Francis
2212Maya RohrerCharlevoix
2311Tierney HartmanGrayling
2410Catie JanisseRoscommon
259Ava RobinsonClare

Betsy Skendzel

Brynne Schulte

Twice All-State, twice top-3 here, twice ending her seasons in the 18’s. And I think that 5:18 from track shows more could come.

Sophia Buzzelli

Great freshman cross results, among them an All-State and top-3 performances at each Jack Pine meet. What I’m really impressed by was her Team State quad. Relay win in the 4×8, then no lower than 3rd in the 800m-3200m.

Molly Kate Hollandsworth

Came into herself during the last half of her freshman fall. Five of Molly Kate’s final six races were in the 19’s, including a 4-spot here.

Mary Masserant

Clearly a fan of this East Jordan course, because it’s been home to her season’s best during each year of her career. And from 2022 to 2023, she moved up 11 places from 16th to 5th.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #33

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 3200m – 11:03
  • 5k (XC) – 18:11
  • 26th Place – D1 State
  • Region 7 Champion
  • 3rd Place – Oakland County
  • 2nd Place – LVC
  • 2x Top-10
  • 17th Place – D1 State 3200m
  • LVC 3200m Champion
  • 2nd Place – Oakland County 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Ava Alicandro18:11.8White Lake Lakeland148.1MITCA11-Nov2023
11Ava Alicandro18:36.3White Lake Lakeland142.6Division 1 State4-Nov2023
11Ava Alicandro19:48.0White Lake Lakeland136.0Region 727-Oct2023
11Ava Alicandro19:19.5White Lake Lakeland136.8LVC Championship19-Oct2023
11Ava Alicandro19:31.1White Lake Lakeland138.0Oakland County7-Oct2023
11Ava Alicandro18:31.6White Lake Lakeland144.8Bluejay30-Sep2023
11Ava Alicandro18:28.1White Lake Lakeland146.6Jackson23-Sep2023
11Ava Alicandro20:16.5White Lake Lakeland125.2Lamplighter18-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Ava Alicandro20:06.3White Lake Lakeland116.9Division 1 State5-Nov2022
10Ava Alicandro20:06.4White Lake Lakeland122.9Region 728-Oct2022
10Ava Alicandro19:24.2White Lake Lakeland127.6LVC Championship20-Oct2022
10Ava Alicandro20:31.0White Lake Lakeland115.7Oakland County8-Oct2022
10Ava Alicandro19:51.0White Lake Lakeland117.0Jackson24-Sep2022
10Ava Alicandro21:26.0White Lake Lakeland112.0Mustang30-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Ava Alicandro20:09.7White Lake Lakeland113.8Division 1 State6-Nov2021
9Ava Alicandro20:33.2White Lake Lakeland118.3Region 730-Oct2021
9Ava Alicandro21:09.3White Lake Lakeland108.6LVC Championship21-Oct2021
9Ava Alicandro20:36.9White Lake Lakeland111.7Portage9-Oct2021

The Rundown

Jackson is a great meet, one of my personal favorites. Easy course to spectate, as you don’t have to move too much to see the action. I’d imagine a fast course for a runner, with its gradual downhills and good footing. And for Ava, it represented a new stratosphere of competing.

In previous meets, Alicandro wasn’t all that bad! Two straight State Finals appearances, sub-20 twice as a sophomore, placing in championship 3200ms during her sophomore spring. But at Sharp Park, she transformed from that 19-20 min. girl to one that was much, much faster. Her 18:28 on those rolling hills was a personal best of nearly a minute.

Later performances showed that was no fluke, both in terms of time and place. On the tough tracks such as Hess Hathaway and Possum Hollow, she turned a 3rd place Oakland County finish, a silver at the LVC Championship, and a win at Region 7. When it was time to burn at State and MITCA, Ava was back in the 18’s.

Hills, flat, rugged, fast, she’s shown she’ll be ready for anything that comes in the next few months.